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Table 4: Consistency with the Eastern City District Plan
Direction 9: An effi cient city – Using resources wisely
Objective 33: A low-carbon city contributes to net-zero emissions by 2050 and mitigates climate change Objective 34: Energy and water fl ows are captured, used and re-used Objective 35: More waste is re-used and recycled to support the development of a circular economy
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The urban renewal of the site will provide opportunities for greater sustainability measures to be implemented on site than currently exists to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Direction 10: A resilient city – Adapting to a changing world
Objective 36: People and places adapt to climate change and future shocks and stresses Objective 37: Exposure to natural and urban hazards is reduced Objective 38: Heatwaves and extreme heat are managed
The urban renewal of the site will provide opportunities to address future shocks, stresses, and urban and natural hazards.
Restoration works to the seawall are proposed as part of the Draft VPA offer which contributes to achieving a resilient city.
EASTERN CITY DISTRICT PLAN
The Directions of the GSRP are carried through in the ECDP, and are supported by Planning Priorities, which are generally consistent with the GSRP Objectives.
Accordingly, the consistency of the amended Planning Proposal with the ECDP is as per the responses to the GSRP above, with some slight variations. To avoid repetition, the table below makes reference to the responses above where relevant.
Table 4: Consistency with the Eastern City District Plan
DIRECTION PLANNING PRIORITY AMENDED PLANNING PROPOSAL RESPONSE
A city supported by infrastructure
Planning Priority E1 Planning for a city supported by infrastructure
As per GSRP response to Objectives 1-4
A Collaborative City Planning Priority E2 Working through collaboration A city for people Planning Priority E3 Providing services and social infrastructure to meet people’s changing needs Planning Priority E4 Fostering healthy, creative, culturally rich and socially connected communities
As per GSRP response to Objective 5 As per GSRP response to Objectives 6-9
DIRECTION PLANNING PRIORITY AMENDED PLANNING PROPOSAL RESPONSE
Housing the city Planning Priority E5 Providing housing supply, choice and affordability with access to jobs, services and public transport
A city of great places Planning Priority E6 Creating and renewing great places and local centres, and respecting the District’s heritage
A well-connected city Planning Priority E10 Delivering integrated land use and transport planning and a 30-minute city
Jobs and skills for the city
Planning Priority E7 Growing a stronger and more competitive Harbour CBD
Planning Priority E8 Growing and investing in health and education precincts and the Innovation Corridor
It is noted that the ECDP envisages new housing is to be delivered Sydenham-Bankstown, Parramatta Road and Redfern to Eveleigh urban renewal corridors, as well as the Bayside West Precincts and The Bays. Although the site is not within these precincts, future residential development on the site will be in accordance with the 30-minute city aspiration given recently improved bus services to Burwood Town Centre.
As per GSRP response to Objectives 6-9.
It is noted that this Planning Priority is focused on centres of a higher order than the neighbourhood scale proposed in the amended Planning Proposal. Although the site is not a strategic centre nor identifi ed within a transit corridor, future development on the site will be in accordance with the 30-minute city aspiration given recently improved bus services to Burwood Town Centre.
Consistency of the amended Planning Proposal with Planning Priorities E7-E11 are as per GSRP responses to Objective 18, 21, 22 and 24.
DIRECTION PLANNING PRIORITY AMENDED PLANNING PROPOSAL RESPONSE
Jobs and skills for the city (cont.)
Planning Priority E11 Growing investment, business opportunities and jobs in strategic centres
Planning Priority E12 Retaining and managing industrial and urban services land
Planning Priority E13 Supporting growth of targeted industry sectors
The Planning Proposal makes provision for a minimum 3,000m² of light industry uses on the site to enable a range of emerging 'urban services' to occur that will support the local community and refl ect the changing uses and character of employment lands in Eastern Sydney.
Planning Priority 13 identifi es tourism as a key industry sector in the Eastern City. This is not relevant to the amended Planning Proposal as it is not proposed that the renewal of the site would be for tourism purposes.
A city in its landscape Planning Priority E14 Protecting and improving the health and enjoyment of Sydney Harbour and the District’s waterways Planning Priority E15 Protecting and enhancing bushland and biodiversity Planning Priority E16 Protecting and enhancing scenic and cultural landscapes Planning Priority E17 Increasing urban tree canopy cover and delivering Green Grid connections Planning Priority E18 Delivering high quality open space
As per the response to GSRP Objectives 25-32.
An effi cient city Planning Priority E19 Reducing carbon emissions and managing energy, water and waste effi ciently
As per the response to GSRP Objectives 33-35.
A resilient city Planning Priority E20 Adapting to the impacts of urban and natural hazards and climate change
As per the response to GSRP Objectives 36-38.
Strategic Merit Assessment Criteria
Merit Assessment Criteria apply when a planning proposal is not consistent with a strategy but may nonetheless have merit. Given that the subject site is not located with an identifi ed strategic centre, corridor or growth area in the GSRP or the ECDP, a summarised merit assessment of the amended Planning Proposal is provided in Table 5.
